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January 16, 1933
The Bismarck Tribune
Bismarck, Mandan, Burleigh County, Morton County, North Dakota
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Dr. W. A. Archer reports a South American plant from Colombian jungles that prevents tooth decay by forming a protective film on teeth, used by Citara Indians, but turns teeth black. Announced in Washington on Jan. 16.
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Plant Turns Teeth Black, Halts Decay
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Washington, Jan. 16.-(AP)-Imagine jet-black teeth! Well, they might become the style if a newly-found South American plant, said to prevent tooth decay, lives up to its reputation, and people took to chewing its leaves.
Decay can be prevented by chewing the plant, which forms a protective film over the teeth, according to reports brought by Dr. W. A. Archer to the Smithsonian Institution and announced Monday. He found the plant in the jungles of Colombia. But along with its reputed protection the plant turns the teeth as black as coal.
The plant was found in use among the little-known tribe of Citara Indians and it is a fact, says Dr. Archer, that they have almost perfect teeth. Skulls of past generations of the tribe also show the teeth intact with no signs of decay.
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Washington, Jan. 16.-(AP)-Imagine jet-black teeth! Well, they might become the style if a newly-found South American plant, said to prevent tooth decay, lives up to its reputation, and people took to chewing its leaves.
Decay can be prevented by chewing the plant, which forms a protective film over the teeth, according to reports brought by Dr. W. A. Archer to the Smithsonian Institution and announced Monday. He found the plant in the jungles of Colombia. But along with its reputed protection the plant turns the teeth as black as coal.
The plant was found in use among the little-known tribe of Citara Indians and it is a fact, says Dr. Archer, that they have almost perfect teeth. Skulls of past generations of the tribe also show the teeth intact with no signs of decay.
What sub-type of article is it?
Medical Curiosity
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Exploration
Recovery
What keywords are associated?
Tooth Decay Prevention
South American Plant
Citara Indians
Black Teeth
Colombia Jungles
What entities or persons were involved?
Dr. W. A. Archer
Citara Indians
Where did it happen?
Jungles Of Colombia
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Key Persons
Dr. W. A. Archer
Citara Indians
Location
Jungles Of Colombia
Event Date
Jan. 16
Story Details
Dr. Archer discovers a plant in Colombia that prevents tooth decay via a protective film from chewing its leaves, used by Citara Indians who have perfect teeth, but it blackens teeth like coal.